The Osceola times., 1887-03-26
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
The state Legislature.

No business OF Importance was transacted
by the Senate on the i2th. ...... The House
adopted a joint resolution providing for tho
appointment of joint committee TO consider
railroad legislation. Mr.. Thomson moved 10
reconsider the action of the House In adopting
the resolution, but after a brief debate the mo
tion was lost and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the lith, the bill TO punish
false pretenses in certificates OF registration OF
cattle and other animals, and 10 punish for
giving false pedigrees, was read third timo
and passed The Senate bill TO change the
name OF the State Lunatic Asylum was de-
feated .........In the House the bill TO fix the
salaries OF county judges was advanced TO
third reading. The bill 10 reduce the expenses
OF the General Assembly was taken up and led
to a lengthy and spirited debate. The bill was
! finally ordered engrossed for third reading, and
was made the special order for the l1th-
In the Senate, on the 18th, the House bill foT
| the better adjustment OF the differences be-
tween Arkansas and the United States relating
| TO Arkansas swamp lands, was taken up and
read a third time and passed unanimously.
| 'fhe Senate refused to concur In the House
amendment to the bill TO regulate charges by
railroads OF passenger rates, and committee
Of conference was appointed. The bill to de
| clare that the amount written in policies OF IN
surance upon real property, buildings, etc, Is
/ to be taken conclusively as their value when
insured and the true amount of loss when de-
stroyed was taken up, and after considerable
| discussion was indefinitely postponed. In
| the House. after discussion, the bill for the pub
| licaton OF delinquent tax lists in newspapers
Immediately after the twentieth day of April of
| each year was tabled A resolution was adopt
| ed inviting the United States senators to ad-
| dress the General Assembly ut some time dur
| ing their stay in the city The House then
went into committee OF the whole on the Sen
ate bill 10 appropriate s.279 to defray the ex'
| penses of the Deaf Mute Institute for three
months, and after a long debate, in which the
trustees were freely criticised for incurring ex-
penses beyond the appropriation, the bill went
over without action.
| In the Senate, on the 10th, the bill providing
for two boards OF equalization In counties hav-
| ing two judicial districts was passed on recon
sideration. The Senate then went into commit
tee OF the whole TO consider the bill making ap.
preparations for ordinary expenses of the State
| government, and. after consideration, the bill
| was reported back to the Senate with recon-
mendation that IL do pass.....In the House
the following bills were passed: Changing the
line between Woodruff and White counties; to
| prohibit the sale of intoxcants within three
miles OF Western Grove Academy, In Newton
County. A long discussion was had
on this bill providing that where there
Gre mortgages for cash or supplies
a certain amount thereof shall be ex
empted to pay the fees of physicians, the lien
in favor OF the physician not 10 exceed three
per cent, but without action the morning hour
expired and the bill went over. The House bill
providing for the funding and payment OF the
| Just debts of the State was returned by the
committee on ways and means without recon
mendation. Hewitts Finance bill was then
taken up, and Mr. Hewitt took the floor ant
spoke at length on the bill, and also criticized
| the other bills presented on the same subject
| The bill went out without action.
In the Senate, on the 18th, almost the entire
day was consumed in consideration of the bill
for the payment OF the State debt, hut no final
action was reached In the House the Sen
ate concurrent resolution providing for joint
committee to consider the proposition of tn,
Memphis Little Rock railway was adopted
and the following were appointed members oi
the committee on the part OF the House
Messrs Marshall, Thomason, Shappaclx
| Hooper and Raines The House bill to reduc,
the expenses of the General Assembly and I,
define the officers thereof was read thirt
time and passed Several bills were taken VI
and advanced toward final action The Hous,
bill TO amend section 6is7 of Mansnelds Digest
regarding the examination of teachers and the
granting of certificate grades according L
qualifications, and prohibiting the issuance OF
certificates to persons Of immoral character
The bill also provides for the cancellation o
certificates issued when II shall be mad'
known that the holders are immoral
The bills chief object was TO en-
force the teaching Of physiology an,
hygiene, and it was killed. The bill TO protec
laborers and persons furnishing material 70
building and other purposes, making all build
ings and other Improvements for the paymen
OF labor performed and material furnished tn
lien, also attaching to the lots of land on whcl
the improvements are erected or made, wa
taken up, discussed briefly and laid over till tn
2ith.
| IN the Senate, on the 18th, no business Of spe
cial importance was transacted. .... The IIous
passed the Senate bill regulating railroads
| 1T conforms to the Interstate Commerce lay
concerning long and short hauls and pooling
| but does not provide for meeting water compe
tition. An effort to incorporate the commission
feature OF the bill originally passed by tn
| House failed. and the bill passed exactly a
coming from the Senate